[Swim and Jig]

Well weird to me anyway. Three times in the last two weeks, big bass have hit my catfish rig on the bottom hard. I only landed two of them. I assume the circle C hook is not the easiest for the bass to set his self. I find this weird because the bass are hitting the rig on the bottom and shooting straight up and out of the water. So I always think its a catfish until it breaks water. I'm not complaining by no means, but is this normal? I've added a pic of the one I caught yesterday out of Mckellers pond.

 

[wademaster]

What bait are you using?

 

[Swim and Jig]

It was cut bream. I use the head and then cut small steaks. It may look like a shad on the drop I reckon.

 

[Neilslure]

If there is any current there, maybe the bait flutters around in the current and looks alive enough to eat? We used to fish for catfish with hotdogs and would catch a bass every now and then.

 

[catfish_hunter]

I've caught plenty of bass fishing for redfish down in FL in brackish water on cutbait... Never was a big fan of circle hooks for anything but catfish and grouper though.

 

[sundrop]

Pond bass are more likely to grab anything they know they can eat. I've caught LMB in ponds before on chicken livers.. I assume this is because of the variations or scarceness of food at times.

 

[Swim and Jig]

Thanks for this feedback. It's just frustrating cause when I wanna catch bass at Mckellers, I can't. I've been bank fishing though and the bass are probably out way deeper. Guess I'll have to throw the yak in.